Now, here's the continuation! Who's up for it? I AM! Took me forever to write this chapter… Hope you like it!

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Chapter 7: Problems… And News

Cat's POV

It seems as if… something bad and terrible will happen. Have you ever had that feeling? That feeling where things were going too well and then BAM! Your life is terrible. I'm at this ball right now, sitting down, being really bored, being really happy, and being really hopeful… My birthday was going really well, but things seemed much too strange. All my sisters were acting strangely weird. Estar and Anna were again flirting senselessly with some princes, so they were really the only normal ones right now. Let's start with the oldest.

Melody. She's acting so anti-social. Usually she would be talking with the elders or playing with the little ones or just talking with her younger sisters. Melody also seemed to be ignoring Kanade, and using the shortest sentences I've ever heard her say.

Kanade. What's wrong with her? She seems too overjoyed. At the same time, depressed.

Anna. I already explained.

Ara. Well, I normally saw her with her friends (and Quellie, of course), but this time… she was with a BOY. A BOY! She has the same piano teacher as Quellie. I'll get to that later, though.

Estar. No need to say anything.

Quellie. She was also with a boy. Her piano teacher suddenly was died. Or so they say. People say that she was murdered. Quellie is worried, she hasn't been sleeping well.

ME! Okay, me. I don't think it's much of a shocker. Boy problems. Teasing. Uh… royal pressure much?

Now, as I was saying, everything at the ball is going pretty much perfectly right now. Everyone is dancing but me, Nathan, and some other kids around the room. Sitting down seems to be really peaceful, I love it.

Estar's POV

Hehehe, I'm dancing with a hot guy! His eyes are so cute and innocent, his hair so spiky and intriguing, his lips plump and large, he's like… the perfect target!

I'm not a heart breaker, or at least I don't think I am. Well, I guess I am. I'm just not very good with picking guys.

"So… Estar, you want to go out some time?"

"What? Really?"

"Uh… yah if you want…" he nervously smiled at me. Whoa, we just met, and I still think I'm falling in love. Nah, probably just the regular teenage hormones kicking in.

"Yes! OMG YESSSSSS!" Oh gosh, I sound so desperate and non-princess like.

"Sure. I'll meet you tomorrow… I have to go," he said his farewell.

"Wait, where? When?"

"You'll see. Bye!"

He smirked at me then left with a turn of his heel.

"Okay, then…"

I waved my hand like the proper princess I'm not.

Anna's POV

"You… like… wanna go… to the beach tomorrow?" Lee asked me. Really? Me? Already? Am I dreaming or something?

I grinned, the corners of my mouth reaching my eyes.

"I'm assuming that's a yes," he said and put his finger under my chin, "I love it when you smile. I'll see you tomorrow, I have to go now. They're calling me."

He moved away hesitantly and had a sad look on his face. He walked away slowly, looking back at me, getting his last glances before he left.

Kanade's POV

"Kanade, I can't believe how long it's been since I last saw you!" Kichirou told me. I couldn't believe it either.

"I know, Kichirou. It's been a long time, much too long." Oh, yes, did I forget to mention that Kichirou wasn't only my first crush, but my best friend growing up? When I was six years old, I was finally going to go to school. When I got there, I saw a boy. He was cute, I told myself, even though I knew I was way too young to even think of having romantic feelings for someone. Then when we were taking a break, I was spending time with Melody, who goes to the same school of course. He came up to me and started making me laugh. I didn't notice that Melody had left to go off with her friends. We became best friends that day, and we were seldom seen apart. It seems strange to look back upon those times, but I know that those years were some of my happiest. Then at age twelve, Kichirou told me that he had to move somewhere else. I found comfort in my sisters and quickly healed over the loss of a close friend. I somehow knew I would see him again, and today was that day.

I forgot about him. I left the memory of him in the back of my mind.

Today, those feelings were coming back. I didn't want them to.

"I need to tell you something," Kichirou said, his voice suddenly becoming dead serious.

"What is it, Kichi?" That was my nickname for him. Cute isn't it?

We were still dancing. Actually, we were one of many on the dance floor.

"Uh… I don't think I should tell you right now…"

"Why not?"

"It's… It's not important. You'll find out soon enough."

"O-okay. So… what now? I'm kind of getting tired of dancing…"

"Let's go sit."

But once we sat down, Kichirou's mother and father had dragged him elsewhere because he was needed. Now I'm sitting at a table, talking with Cat, Ara, Quellie, Estar, and Anna. Melody was nowhere to be found…

Normal POV

So, that is what happened with the seven sisters at Cat's birthday ball. Almost each has the same problem. Choices of life and death, and love and hate.

As they face their problems, they have to find a way to stick together. To stay as one.

But can they do it?

Cat's POV

Finally, we were home. I was tired, but I couldn't sleep. I couldn't. I just couldn't.

I was lying down on my side in bed. I couldn't stop thinking- The ball wasn't as boring as I thought it would be, but I'll tell you something important. It was the start of something odd, new, different, and it was… a terrible miracle? I guess those are the words. Things were going to well- for all of us. There's always a problem, but there hasn't been lately.

"Cat, are you awake?" I heard Melody's voice. I heard the shuffling of blankets moving and someone sitting up in bed.

"Yeah, I'm awake."

"I need to tell you something."

"What is it?" I sat up in my bed, ready for anything she was going to say. No matter-

"I'm marrying someone we know."

"WHAT? WHO?" I yelled immediately after the words came out of her mouth.

"SHHHHHHHH! I don't want to wake anybody else up. Listen, before I tell you, a piece of advice. Don't go running around crushing on people and getting too attached."

"Why would I?" She gave me a look that said, "YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!"

"Okay, then, who is it?"

She whispered something that I didn't quite catch.

"Who?" I asked.

"C-Cole C-Carlson…"

"Heh?" I had no idea who this Cole was.

"He was my first crush. He ran away and wasn't found until a year ago and was adopted. He was found most worthy of me."

"Aw… that's so sweet! I want a love story like that!"

"It's not as easy as it sounds. He… He doesn't WANT to marry me; he denies that he is worthy."

"Well, I bet you he is! You have to tell him that yourself! Possibly only then will he think that he's worthy!"

I started thinking about my own love life. Nathan. Should I like him? No, I don't think I should, but I still do. Somebody please tell me what do to. Teach me how to fly. Wait- I'm a mermaid… Teach me how to dive.

"Thank you for listening, Cat… Now, go back to sleep. I don't want you to be groggy and tired tomorrow. We're going to the beach, remember?"

"Oh, right! I have to sleep! Good night!" I quickly went back under the covers to catch the last hours of sleep that I could get. I love going to the beach, it's always so fun.

"Sweet dreams…" I heard Melody whisper.

Kanade's POV

"KANADE, WAKE UP!" I woke up to my six sisters screaming in my face. I almost fell out of bed from surprise.

"I just love the element of surprise," Estar said. I cursed under my breath so they couldn't hear me. Wow, so un-princess-mermaid-like.

"I was in the middle of a dream…" I told them. I shook my head.

"You want to tell us about it?"

"NO," I said almost before she finished her sentence.

"Girls, is she awake yet? I'd like to leave for the beach soon," Our mother, Ariel, called from downstairs.

"Yes, we just woke her up! She's getting ready!" Melody called back. Oh great, that left me with just a few minutes.

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